John Farnham

John helped us buy our Bernal home this spring. He is everything you would want in a real estate agent: he is extremely knowledgeable about the market; he very responsive to emails/​calls/​texts (we saw a place we liked when he was on vacation to Tahoe and he dropped everything to follow up and offered to come back early if we decided to place a bid); he is a great communicator and was very patient with our questions; he was a great advocate for us and did not push us into buying a place before we were ready; he is an expert negotiator; he is a lovely guy and fun to be around. John strikes a difficult balance: he is aggressive enough to get you the best chance of getting the place you want, but he does not pressure you to pay more than you are comfortable with or than the place is worth. We will definitely use John again when we are ready for our next move!

Complete professional: John came prepared to every meeting, didn’t waste our time, and sold and closed our TIC in 2 weeks. Prior to list, John’s research was spot on and marketing materials were created quickly and made the property look great. My wife and I would use John again, no complaints; a great realtor for sure.

John helped me buy a TIC in Noe Valley in 2009 and did a fantastic job. He was recommended to my by my friend’s sister. John proved to be both really knowledgeable and helpful, all with a good sense of humor for a nervous first time buyer such as me. I recommend him now to friends who are looking to purchase in SF.

John represented me in the purchase of a condo. He took the time to listen to my needs/​wants and paid attention to the amenities that were important to me. Throughout the process, he provided great feedback and advice and I never felt pressured in selecting a place.

John recently helped my wife and I list and sell our flat. We only marketed the flat through a website and John’s outreach to his contacts and mailing list. John was very good at listening to what we said, but also giving his own firm ideas about strategy, price, etc. John is super responsive, and has good working relationships with other agents and financing professionals. He generally just has a nice way with people. We were thrilled with the offers we received. We are currently using John to look for a new place.

John Farnham is the reason my husband and I own a house in Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. It’s a shack but it is ours and it has loads of potential! He also helped 2 sets of our closest friends get in their first homes, 1 in Sf and the other in Marin. This guy is a total sweetheart, is a great advocate for his clients, is honest, hardworking, smart and fierce. The added bonus is that he is hilarious and is fun to tour around with. I am so happy for him that he is on his own now and I do wish him the best of luck. Even better, I will be sending more friends his way! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

John helped me purchase a Russian Hill condo, and I couldn’t be more pleased with how everything went. We had a bad experience with a previous agent (who we fired), and luckily met John shortly afterwards. We had some good initial meetings to talk about what we were looking for, what selling agents do to try and generate traffic when it’s not what you want, and had a good discussion on neighborhoods. We were pretty set on which neighborhoods we wanted, but John suggested we check out some that were not on our list just to see. It was actually a really good exercise, and it reinforced our initial picks. It was not a waste of time by any means, and we got to see even more styles of SF real estate.
After our bid was accepted, John said, «I love to have the winning bid, but only by a little.» I can definitely agree with that.

I have used John for the sale of four projects representing over 20 units in San Francisco since 2005. John knows how to effectively market a property in San Francisco, is great at follow up with potential buyers, and has a personality that makes them excited about buying real estate. He is great at negotiating contracts without leaving any money on the table, while still being fair to all parties. He has proved the ability to provide creative solutions to keep the deal together during difficult times. Strongly recommended!

John helped me and my friend get into a TIC in the Mission. This was during a time the SF market was SUPER hot and we kept getting beat out by other bidders. John helped demystify the TIC process and he was very supportive and patient with all the questions that we had. I have lived in the building over 9 years and continue to see John socially. Greatly recommended!